About Maryvale

Maryvale is a Children’s Mental Health treatment centre in Windsor, Ontario, where adolescents experiencing very serious emotional, psychological and mental distress can receive therapy and assistance from a team of experts.

We help young people (aged 13 to 17) and their families who feel highly anxious, depressed, suicidal, worthless and hopeless, or who have lost their willingness to care about others. They may be dealing with debilitating learning disabilities.

Some students attend Maryvale during the day for school while others come for after school or weekend programs. Others attend for counselling only to sort out some areas of distress they are facing

Maryvale is primarily funded by the Ontario Ministries of Children and Youth Services and Health and Long Term Care and fundraising. There is no cost for Maryvale services although parents and legal guardians are asked to cover the costs of their child's personal expenses.

It is Maryvale’s passion to promote the recognition and understanding that one's inner mental and emotional world is of utmost importance and determines more than any other factor the quality of one's current life and future life.

Maryvale does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, or sexual orientation in any of its activities or operations. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment.

Our Goals

To significantly improve the emotional, social, and spiritual development of children and teens and to enhance the functioning of their families.

To provide the maximum service available in the community to each teen and family by initiating and promoting an active, practical collaboration with other community organizations and individuals for the benefit of the teen and family.

To enhance the understanding of Children’s Mental Health issues by participating in consultation, public education, University and College student placement, training and research, and prevention activities.

To be involved in individual advocacy and systems advocacy.

To support the planning and development of an improved network of coordinated community services.

History of Maryvale

Above is the original and first building on the Maryvale campus. It served as both the Convent for the founding Sisters of The Good Shepherd as well as the living space for the girls who came here in the 1940’s and 50’s. It is now used for administrative offices.

In 1929, five Sisters of the Roman Catholic Order of the Good Shepherd established a home in Windsor for young women and girls in social and spiritual need. Maryvale was the first residential service for girls in the province of Ontario.

In 1984, the admission criteria was broadened and Maryvale opened its first programs for boys.

In December 1993, a program responding to children and teens in crisis began, initiated by the Rotary Club of Windsor (1918).

In early 1997, Leone Residence moved to the Maryvale campus providing additional residential treatment for adolescent girls between the ages of 11 and 17 years.

In May 2001, the Child and Adolescent Acute Mental Health Hospital Bed Program began. This program operates in the building known as the Rotary Home for Children and Youth.

In 2013 Maryvale’s services moved primarily to day and after school programs, support programs for students moving between Maryvale and community schools, counselling services, access to child psychiatrists and Positive Parenting Programs.

Maryvale adheres to all legislative and regulatory requirements of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act (Ontario 2017) and the Personal Health Information Protection Act (Ontario 2004).

You have the right to have control over your own personal health information – how it is collected, used and shared.

You may access and correct your personal health record or withdraw or restrict your consent for any/all of the uses above by contacting us (subject to legal exceptions)

When we believe it is in your best interest to use or share personal health information, we will ask for your consent to do so and document the information used or shared in your health record.

We share information only with those required to provide our services and as allowed under these Acts and regulations.

We make every effort to ensure that information is kept secure from loss, theft or unauthorized use.

All staff, volunteers, students and agents sign an Oath agreeing to retain your information confidential and to personally adhere to these Acts and regulations.

If you have any concerns or questions regarding these matters or if you would like a copy of Maryvale’s full policy on Confidentiality: Protection and Privacy of Client’s Personal Information (8-263), please ask for our Privacy Officer:

Kathy Morneau, Program Manager

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519 258 0549 ext. 2571

As well, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario is available to you regarding any outstanding concerns and can be reached at:1-800-387-0073 (within Ontario); TDD/TTY: 416-325-7539 or by mail at 2 Bloor Street East, Suite 1400, Toronto, Ontario CanadaM4W 1A8